With his wide-ranging oeuvre, comprising strikingly original paintings, prints, ceramics, sculptures, metal engravings and murals, Catalan modernist Joan Miró was a critical force in moving 20th-century art toward complete abstraction. Although often considered an early Surrealist because of his nonobjective imagery and evocation of the subconscious, he defies neat categorization.
Miró’s identity is largely rooted in the city of his birth: Barcelona. To this day, a number of his public artworks can be found there, including the 72-foot-tall statue Dona i Ocell (Woman and Bird), 1983. Female and avian forms, along with bright colors and the theme of Catalan pride, are recurring elements in his work.
The radical visual world Miró created with his expressive lines, signature symbols and biomorphic shapes influenced such American Abstract Expressionists as Jackson Pollock and Color Field painters like Mark Rothko and Barnett Newman.
Mirò continued to work and experiment until his death at the age of 90 in 1983. Five years before that, he was quoted saying, “I painted these paintings in a frenzy, with real violence so that people will know that I am alive, that I’m breathing, that I still have a few more places to go. I’m heading in new directions.”
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Lithograph on Japon Paper by André Masson Edition 70/101
By André Masson
Located in New York, NY
This reserved and sophisticated Lithograph on Japon Paper by André Masson Edition 70/101 originates from France, C. 1973. This surrealistic abstraction features a vertical compositio...
Lithograph
Mid-Century Etching, Drypoint & Aquatint from Shakespeare Series Edition 8/50
By Marino Marini
Located in New York, NY
This extraordinary etching by prominent Italian artist Marino Marini is part of his celebrated Shakespeare Series, created in 1977. Marini brings his distinct Mid-Century Modernist a...
Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint
Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Figure Oil on Paper Painting signed Hans Jaenisch
Located in New York, NY
This Modernist abstract oil painting by Hans Jaenisch, dating to circa 1960, is a compelling representation of post-war German art. Boldly executed on paper, the composition depicts ...
Oil
Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Lithograph in White and Black Signed Mona Mark
Located in New York, NY
This graphic Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Lithograph in White and Black Signed Mona Mark originates from the United States, C. 1989. This piece features a square compsition of a lo...
Lithograph
Mid-Century Lithograph Entitled "L'echo" Edition 39/150 Signed Charlotte Reine
By Charlotte Reine
Located in New York, NY
Charlotte Reine’s L'echo is a captivating mid-century modernist lithograph, created circa 1988. This limited-edition print, numbered 39/150 and hand-si...
Lithograph
Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Lithograph in Blue and White Signed Mona Mark
Located in New York, NY
This graphic Mid-Century Modernist Abstract Lithograph in Blue and White Signed Mona Mark originates from the United States, C. 1988. A striking textural abstraction, this piece has ...
Lithograph
Plate 4 From Espriu-Miro, Signed Aquatint Etching, 44/50, 1980s
By Joan Miró
Located in Aventura, FL
Aquatint and etching in colors with engraving and carborundum on Guarro paper. Hand signed lower right by Joan Miro. Hand numbered 44/50 lower left. Sheet size: 34 x 27.75 inches....
Paper, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint
Joan Miró “L’Oiseau du Forgeron” 1963 Signed Etching and Aquatint with Debossing
By Joan Miró
Located in Miami, FL
JOAN MIRÓ (1893–1983) – “L’OISEAU DU FORGERON” Etching and Aquatint in Colors with Debossing on Arches Paper ⚜ Hand Signed and Numbered ⚜ Custom Conservation Frame A POETIC DIALOGUE BETWEEN INDUSTRIAL MATTER AND THE LIFE OF THE BIRD “L’Oiseau du Forgeron”, or “The Blacksmith’s Bird,” is a 1963 etching and aquatint with debossing by Joan Miró, hand signed in pencil lower right and numbered 48 from the limited edition of 75. The work belongs to Miró’s celebrated Forgeron series, in which the artist used aggressive plate biting and physical debossing of the paper to summon the world of the blacksmith’s forge directly onto the printed sheet. Printed in colors on heavy Arches wove paper with the watermark present, the impression was published by Maeght Éditeur, Paris, the central printmaking publisher of Miró’s mature career, and is documented in Jacques Dupin’s Miró Engraver, Vol. II: 1961–1973 (Daniel Lelong Éditeur, Paris, 1989) as plate 363. The composition is built around a bold visual pairing. At its center sits a heavy gray geometric form, rendered through the combined effect of etching, aquatint, and debossing, the latter pressing the contours of the deeply etched plate physically into the paper to create a tactile, sculptural relief that mimics forged industrial iron. The form is perforated with a constellation of small circles that read as rivet holes and is edged with the irregular notches of a blacksmith’s tool...
Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio
Lithograph I (1256), Surrealist Lithograph by Joan Miro
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro, Spanish (1893 - 1983) - Lithograph I (1256), Year: 1975, Medium: Lithograph, Size: 12 x 9.5 in. (30.48 x 24.13 cm), Frame Size: 22 x 18 inches, Printer: Mourlot, Pari...
Lithograph
Gravures pour une exposition
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
Etching and aquatint, 1973 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 52/75 Publisher : Pierre Matisse (New-York) Printer : Morsang (Paris) Catalog : Dupin 608 63.00 cm. x 91.00 cm. 24...
Etching, Aquatint
Lithograph I (1037), Modern Abstract Lithograph by Joan Miró
By Joan Miró
Located in Long Island City, NY
Joan Miro is known for his abstract, expressive, and child-like Modern style. Original lithograph published in Miro Lithographe I Catalogue Raisonne. Nicely framed. Lithograph I (10...
Lithograph
Le Rebelle Aquatint Etching by Joan Miró, Signed, 4/75, 52x39 in
By Joan Miró
Located in Aventura, FL
Aquatint and etching in colors with carborundum on Mandeure rag paper. Hand signed lower right by Joan Miro. Hand numbered '4/75' lower left. Sheet size: 41 x 28.75 inches. Frame...
Paper, Lithograph
